Possession of Child Porn Leads to Charges Against Cedars Sinai Director of AI

A 59-year-old Santa Monica man has been charged with distributing and possessing child pornography, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced today.

Guido Germano, 59 was charged with one felony count each of distribution of obscene matter and possession of child or youth pornography. 

Germano, who is the director of artificial intelligence medicine at Cedars-Sinai hospital, is accused of distributing child pornography videos using peer-to-peer software and downloading them onto his personal computer at his home, according to Deputy District Attorney Angela Brunson of the Cyber Crime Division.

He was arrested on June 19 and released on bond. The case was filed on July 23.

Germano faces a possible maximum sentence of three years and eight months in state prison if convicted as charged.